Friday, August 28, 2015

August 28, 1933 - Monday

Postmarked Aug 29, 1933, Portland Oregon

Addressed to GLH, 5836 Race Ave, Chicago, Ill. c/o I. H. Wells

From AEP, 2901 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, Calif.

Monday, Aug 28

George darling,

Pardon me for ever bawling you out for not writing. I got two lovely letters from you today, exciting thrilling letters! You must have had a wonderful time going over the University of Chicago campus with Dr. Conklin.  Sweetheart, I was so pleased. I only wish I could have been with you. O, what a wonderful time you are having! June and I had dinner with Mrs. Meyers tonight and she asked how you were and if you were having a good time in Chicago. Everybody asks about you, dear. All my friends are your friends. They all like you. Thank you for the pictures of the University. They look perfectly beautiful. Did it give you sort of a thrilling feeling to see that couple on there golden wedding anniversary? I wonder where we will be when that happens to us. Do you think you can stand me that long? I love you, dear.

This will probably be the last real letter that I can send you from Portland, dear. Tomorrow I will probably be too busy to send you more than a note. When I get down to Berkeley I’ll start sending my letters to the hotel for the 6, 7, and 8th. If I can figure right and know the day that you are going to be in Portland I will have a letter there. O, goodness I forgot I will have several letters waiting there for you because that is the only place I will have to send my letters while you are on your way home. Because I sort of have to write to you, dear if you don’t mind because it is an outlet to my feelings.

Tonight we had a lovely dinner over at Mrs. Meyers. It was awfully sweet of her to think of us. She is leaving soon, too, to go back to Condon to School.

Pop was supposed to come in today but I don’t know whether he did or not. We didn’t get a telegram or anything altho’ I sort of halfway expected one. He said that they might be delayed so maybe he didn’t get in when he planned. We got a letter from Mom too, today. She didn’t say much except that she was anxious for us to get there. I think I told you didn’t I, that they have made plans for June to go to school in Berkeley and live with the Cresaps? We can come after her and bring her home for weekends. Mom is still worrying about the cooking. She seems to fail to realize that I am going to take full charge of that.

June is out again with Bill tonight He was waiting for us when we got back from Mrs. Meyers and he and June went off to a show. They invited me but I gracefully declined and spend a very lovely evening talking to Ellen Jean and Mrs. Bowman in front of the fire mind you. It got that cold today.

Lover, I do so hate to leave Portland. It seems so far away from you. I won’t cry when the boat leaves, I am quite sure. I’ll bet you would be embarrassed clear in Chicago. I’m going to try so hard to get up at Christmas. If I could come up the same day you get home and stay until about a day or two before or from the day after until you go back I would have about a week with you. I miss you so much ----


All my love,  Ann

Postmarked Aug 28, 1933 – Ann Arbor Mich.

Addressed to Mr. George Hibbard, 1503 E 36th St, Portland, Ore – readdressed to 5836 RaceAve., Chicago, Ill.

From Chi Psi Fraternity
Wild Building
314 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan

August 28, 1933

Dear Brother Hibbard:

I have the Eta Delta budget which you have prepared for next year and have the following comments to make on it.

On page one you estimate provision cost for next year at $3700. With a base number of 30 men and the rise in prices which is bound to come I am afraid that this provision cost may be somewhat low for next year.

I am likewise wondering whether or not your base number of 30 is not too high. However if it is, the difference can be made up by the compensated charges.

On page 3 you show a prevision for 8 monthly board bills at $23. However on page 4 when the various amounts to be charged for board over the 9 months period are consolidated you will find that you have only provided for 7 and one-half months board instead of 8 months. This will cut off approximately $175 in board revenue. Am I not correct?

Fraternally yours,


H. Seger Slifer

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